Comb



C. MURRAY.

COMB.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. I7, 1920.

1,384,671. Patented July 12, 1921.

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COMB.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 12, 1921.

Application filed August 17, 1920. Serial No. 404,135.

T 0 all whom it may concern Be it known that I, CHARLES MURRAY, acitizen of the United States of America, residing at Tuguegarao, in theprovince of Cagayan, Philippine Islands, have invented new and usefulImprovements in Combs,

of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates toimprovements in combs and has for an object theprovision of a fountain comb adapted to contain a. liquid such as atonic, dye or the like for treating the hair.

Another object is the provision of a comb having a liquid reservoir andliquid distributing tubes communicating therewith, together withmanually operated means for regulating the flow of liquid to the tubes.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will appear as thefollowing description is read in connection with the accompanyingdrawings.

In the drawings liigure 1 is a view in side elevation of a combconstructed in accordance with the invention.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view of the same.

Fig. 3 is a cross section.

Referring to the drawings in detail, wherein like characters ofreference denote corresponding parts, the invention is shown ascomprising a comb having a. back 10, coarse teeth 11 and fine teeth 12.

The back 10 of the comb is hollow and provides a reservoir 13 which isadapted to contain suitable liquid for hair treatment, while the teeth11 are formed with a. central bore 14 which opens at one side of theteeth at a point spaced from their ends as shown at 15. It is preferredthat only the teeth 11 be so formed and these teeth thus providedistributing tubes which communicate with the reservoir 13 for thepurpose of distributing the contents of the said reservoir through thehair when the comb is in use.

In order to cut off the supply of liquid to the distributing tubes orteeth, the reservoir is provided with a partition 16 having perforations17 therein. These perforations are normally closed by a valve in theform of a plate 18 which is yieldingly held in position to close theopening 17 by means of a spring 19. It is preferred to employ two ormore of these plates so that the distribution of the contents of thereservoir may be regulated owing to the number of teeth or tubesprovided. Thus, only the teeth which are passing through the hair willbe used to ponvey the liquid from the reservoir to the For the purposeof operating the plates 18, there is provided an operating member or rod20 which is secured to the plate and extends upward to av sleeveQI-located in the reservoir and projects beyond the upper edge of thecomb back as shown. By this construction the liquid is normally heldwithin the reservoir 13 but a downward pressure upon the operatingmember or rod 20 will release the liquid from the reservoir and permitits passage to the hollow teeth or tubes, the downward movement of theplate acting to force the liquid through the teeth or tubes. Thereservoir is provided with a filling opening 22 which is normally closedby a threaded plug 23.

In the use of the invention, the cross teeth of the comb are drawnthrough the hair in the usual manner and the liquid released and passedthrough the distributing tubes or teeth into the hair. If desired, theteeth 12 may be used in the usual manner to further aid in thedistribution of the liquid by combing. The usual method of treatment isto rub the liquid into the hair with the tips of the fingers, but thisis a more or less disagreeable and difficult task, while with the use ofthe present invention, a better result may be accomplished in less timeand with less labor.

The invention is susceptible of various changes in its form, proportionsand minor details of construction and the right is herein reserved tomake such changes as properly fall within the scope of the appendedclaim. 7

Having described the invention what is claimed is i A comb having avhollow back to provide a reservoir, hollow teeth communicating with saidreservoir and defining distributing tubes, a perforated partitionlocated within the reservoir and a plunger operating within thereservoir to coverthe perforations and to force the contents of thereservoir through the tubes.

In testimony whereof I atfix my signature.

CHARLES MURRAY.

